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HAGERSTOWN -- They spent weeks, side by side, carving a block of wood into a sleek racing machine. But the true moment of bonding between parent and son took place when that car shot down a sloping four-lane aluminum track. This is where their handiwork would be tested. They had attached big dreams to this small car -- and hopefully, they would go home winners. But whatever the outcome, Cub Scout and father were in this together. Pinewood Derby mania hit the gymnasium of North Hagerstown High School Saturday morning.

Cub Scouts from Pack 22 saw a demonstration on how firefighters gear up when responding to a fire. The Cub Scouts recently visited Junior Independent No. 3 Fire Department and Community Rescue Services on Eastern Boulevard. The Cub Scouts took a tour of the fire department, CRS living quarters and saw the various equipment used in emergencies. Pack members were also given a demonstration of the equipment firefighters wear and how CRS uses the "jaws of life" to extract victims from vehicles.

Special to The Herald-Mail The wall clock at Memorial Recreation Center strikes 6 p.m. above the heads of young Tigers, Wolfs, Bears and Webelos. It is Wednesday evening. The weekly Cub Scout meeting has just begun on time and well-prepared, as it does every Wednesday evening. Before this meeting begins, Anthony Holmes, the Cub Scouts cubmaster, arrives at the recreation center to gather materials for the Cub Scouts meeting. Holmes, 50, of Hagerstown, leads Cub Scout Pack 75 in the Jonathan Street neighborhood and its surrounding community.

Boy Scouts from Troop 252 and Cub Scouts from Pack 26 worked together with community volunteers to set up and light luminarias Dec. 4 for the 22nd annual Antietam National Battlefield Memorial Illumination. Troop 252 is chartered by the Church of Christ at Hagerstown on Whitehall Road in Hagerstown.

Water service could be disrupted today CLEAR SPRING - Clear Spring residents who live on Mill Street and Brennan Drive could experience disruptions in their water service this morning because R.W. Excavating will be working on a water line. The Clear Spring Town Council on Monday said water service in those areas should return to normal before noon. Council will donate candy for party CLEAR SPRING - The Clear Spring Town Council on Monday agreed to donate candy to the Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Department's Halloween party.